Around a dozen, see text Pontia is a genus of pierid butterflies.

They are found in the Holarctic, but are rare in Europe and central to eastern North America, and a few species range into the Afrotropics.

Like the closely related genus Pieris, they are commonly called whites.

Listed alphabetically:[1] Some other species are occasionally placed here, but alternatively in other genera.

Pontia extensa may belong in Pieris, while a number of other species from the China region are often split off in Sinopieris: